The Douglas to launch the second phase of its Lean project 2013-09-06
This is an excerpt from a press release produced by the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec The Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal is pleased to announce th...

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Lynne McVey named a Woman of Distinction by the Women's Y 2013-08-13
© Sylvie Trépanier Lynne McVey has been named a Woman of Distinction in the Health Category by the YWCA of Montrea...

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In recognition of retired personnel and employees of the Douglas 2013-08-07
A celebration was held last June 6, 2013, in recognition of retired personnel and of employees who celebrated their 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 et 40 years of service at the Douglas Institute. It w...

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Statistics Canada sets up temporarily on the Douglas campus 2013-07-30
Statistics Canada’s innovative health measures survey arrives in Montréal. Hundreds of randomly selected residents from southwest Montréal will begin participating in household interviews August 4 ...

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Heat wave: the Douglas closely monitoring its users 2013-07-18
While the Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal returned to an “active watch” level on Wednesday morning, the Douglas Institute has maintained an “alert” level for the current heat...

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Lac-Mégantic: Can grief be relieved ? 2013-07-11
An opinion letter by Camillo Zacchia, PhD
With the half-mast tribute coming to an end, the Douglas Institute wants the people of Lac-Mégantic to know that they remain in our thoughts. Our deepest condolences go to the loved ones of the vic...

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Understanding the many causes of road accidents 2013-07-08
Thomas Brown, Ph.D., a researcher and the director of the Douglas Institute CIHR Transdisciplinary Team into Driving While Impaired, discusses his study on the human factors responsible for road ac...

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Nurse recruitment scam 2013-06-12
The Douglas Mental Health University Institute has been notified that fraudulent communications have been sent about nursing recruitment, which are purported to be on behalf of the Institute. The...

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2013 World Congress on Suicide: Douglas experts to give an update on the latest research 2013-06-05
The World Congress on Suicide, organized by the International Academy for Suicide Research (IASR), will be held in Montreal from June 10 to 13, 2013. With the theme of "Suicide: From research to pr...

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Childhood abuse leaves marks in the brain 2013-06-01
Different forms of early childhood trauma can increase the risk for mental illness in adulthood. Scientists of Charité University Medicine in Berlin, Germany, and McGill University, have now discov...

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